Gordon gets Senate panel's nod for OFPP

Senate Governmental Affairs Committee chairman seems confident about Daniel Gordon getting the Senate’s approval to the the administator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Bill would jail crooks who wrongly get set-aside contracts

The House bill would also require establishing a database of businesses owned by service-disabled veterans and develop criteria to enter the program.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Fake firms rip off SBA set-aside program for $100M

Agencies that award contracts to service-disabled veterans don’t check on whether a company is eligible for the special set-aside and millions are lost, GAO official says.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Ethics rule could slow DOD's revolving door

Defense Department employees who have worked on large procurements must get a written opinion from an ethics officer before signing on with a defense contractor.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

White House says companies must police employee conflicts of interest

Contractors would have to keep tabs on their employees who are working in agencies' acquisition offices.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Federal procurement nominee outlines agenda

Gordon tells a Senate committee he would emphasize the acquisition workforce.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

New contractor database draws fire

Industry and good-government groups criticize a new database that would be used to judge contractors before making awards.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Fixed-price contracts increase under stimulus law

The proportion of fixed-price contracts is increasing in the contracts funded under the economic stimulus law, a new report says.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

HHS to award health-data network contracts by year's end

HHS is planning to award a series of competitive contracts for the Nationwide Health Information Network later this year.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Insourcing can create synergy between missions and personnel

Insourcing is one tool agencies can use to build a strong organization that has its main missions in mind, experts say.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

OMB pushes agencies to increase contract competition

Civilian agencies must consider new ways to promote more competition in their contracts, the Office of Management and Budget said today.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Schedule 70 sales flat in 2009

Schedule 70 IT sales remain flat but steady because of many more options for services contracts, experts say.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Administration wants tighter reins on contractor fees

The Obama administration has some new proposals designed to help agencies get hold of what they're paying to outside contractors, and help ensure that poor performers and passive performers don't get what they don't deserve.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

DOD bill could revamp acquisition process

A defense task force has recommended the new acquisition process must be agile and capable of delivering IT systems in no more than 18 months.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Deepwater whistleblower gets his day in court

A U.S. District Court judge refuses to dismiss the False Claims Act lawsuit against the Deepwater contractors and sets trial for next year.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Agencies miss deadline to file insourcing guidance

Officials said they are awaiting more guidelines from OMB

  • By Matthew Weigelt

White House announces Gordon nomination for OFPP job

Gordon has a reputation for candor and evenhandedness, according to procurement observers and his public record.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Obama's likely pick for OFPP head emerges

The White House has settled on the acting general counsel at the Government Accountability Office to run the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

GovLoop acquisition by GovDelivery strengthens both, analysts believe

GovDelivery has access to GovLoop's 18,000 government employee members, while GovLoop will benefit from capital and expertise, analysts say.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

GovLoops gets bought by GovDelivery

GovLoop, a social networking site specifically for the government community, has been acquired by cloud computing company GovDelivery.

  • By Doug Beizer
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